Diamond Aces get clipped by Dayton

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The weather mirrored the University of Evansville baseball team's fortunes on the diamond this soggy Saturday afternoon in Spartanburg, South Carolina, as the Purple Aces (1-1)suffered their first loss of the season, falling to Dayton (1-1), 6-3.

The UE bats were silenced for much of the game, as Flyers starting pitcher Jordan Cox and the Dayton bullpen combined to strike out a dozen Aces on the day. Fordham racked up 19 Evansville punchouts in Friday's opener.

"Our offense was anemic, especially with two strikes, non-Competitive," said University of Evansville Baseball Head Coach Wes Carroll. "Having a 12 strikeout game, following a 19 strikeout yesterday. We didn't put…